namesake

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n. a person with the same name as another

n. 同名人, 同名物

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namesake 由 name（名字）和 sake（缘故、目的）组成，字面意思是“为了名字的缘故”。可以理解为“与某人同名的人”。

例句

1. My brother named his son after me, so now I have a little namesake.

我哥哥以我的名字给他的儿子命名，所以现在我有了一个小名字相同的人。

2. The author met her namesake at a literary event, and they quickly became friends.

作者在一个文学活动中遇到了同名的她，并且她们很快成为了朋友。

3. Many people choose to name their children after famous figures, creating a namesake.

许多人选择以名人的名字给他们的孩子命名，从而创造了名字相同的人。